Stories

For Good: USF partners with custom T-shirt company to raise funds for Moffitt

Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More creates a partnership with USF Athletics Department to create shirts for 'Bulls Against Cancer'. The 'Bull Against Cancer' campaign and the sales of the T-shirts will raise funds for Moffitt and cancer research.

Feature Story Jaya Goswami Rao shares Molekule at the May unveiling.

Introducing the revolution of indoor air purification in a single Molekule

A solar technology expert working at USF has invented an indoor air purification system that can oxidize microscopic pollutants, breaking them down into harmless elements naturally found in air. Research and development is taking place in the Tampa Bay region.

Feature Story Reuben Pressman founded Check I'm Here in 2014.

Check I'm Here: St. Petersburg entrepreneur raises $1M in angel funding

USFSP graduate and serial entrepreneur Reuben Pressman receives major funding to take his home-grown startup company Check I’m Here to the next level.

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Lingering summer heat still wilting your ‘do? Get ready to be cool outdoors in the Tampa Bay region

Whatever your outdoor pleasure -- birding, corn mazes, pumpkins, colorful leaves, bicycling, wildflowers, goats, etc. -- you can find fun things to do in the fall like no other season that will lure you, your friends and family to get outside and play.

Feature Story Gianna Rendina-Gobioff

Local Gobioff Foundation puts up cash to spur creative placemaking in Tampa

Tampa Treasure includes up to $30,000 in seed money for creative placemaking projects within the City of Tampa or the neighborhood area served by the University Area Community Development Corporation.  

Free shuttle service coming to downtown Tampa this fall

Downtowner is a complimentary shuttle service that will operate in downtown Tampa seven days a week with an expected launch this fall.

2nd phase of Sulphur Springs revitalization project begins

Community leaders broke ground earlier this month on the second phase of the Nehemiah Project, which will add more homes in the Sulphur Springs neighborhood of Tampa.

What's your story? Annual storytelling festival gets personal in October

The third annual Tampa Bay Area Festival of Storytelling takes place at venues in St. Petersburg and Tampa.

TEDxSarasota champions innovation, collaboration at full-day event in Venice

TEDxSarasota invites innovators and creatives to explore the "many facets that make a whole life, and the whole world a better place to live."

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Practitioners and Partners: Artspace Evolves Breaking Ground Into "Idea Lab" That Celebrates Artists

Artspace’s annual Breaking Ground event evolves this year from one dynamic evening of speakers and performances to an immersive, two-day “idea lab” on Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15 in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Feature Story Omar Aljajea, 9, at home in Tampa.

For Good: Syrian refugees slowly find new homes in Tampa Bay areaFaith-based groups step up to help

Collaborative efforts are underway to help with an influx of Muslim and Arabic-speaking refugees, including Syrians, resettling in the Tampa Bay area.

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Ginger beer taps into growing demand for non-alcoholic brewTidal Boar Ginger Beer

While in the hunt for a tasty non-alcoholic ginger beer, Lyuba and Richard Malone find the secret to success in creating their own brew. Their story is part of 83 Degrees Media’s ongoing series on Tampa Bay Area food entrepreneurs.

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What will the new St. Pete Pier look like?

Designers, architects and St. Petersburg officials are engaging locals and tourists in a new pier design intended to proudly represent the city and enhance the popular Bayfront area for decades to come.

Newest shop in Seminole Heights readies for grand opening

Friends in Seminole Heights used to sit around pondering, 'What's missing in the neighborhood?' See what's new as a result.

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New St. Petersburg College library will serve students, community

St. Petersburg College and the City of Clearwater have partnered to build a joint-use library on the college's Clearwater campus.

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Crescent Westshore now open in Tampa

Crescent Westshore, a new luxury apartment community, opened in Tampa on Sept. 1. Learn more about the amenities it offers.

Students at low-income schools get unique experiences through MOSI's outreach program

MOSI is bringing the fun of science to low-income schools with their Robot Roundup program. The museum's outreach program teaches elementary students engineering and science as they create their own robots. 

Tampa Bay Area tech companies are hiring, check out who is posting jobs

September job news roundup is all about careers in technology. 

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How to design a street banner for Clearwater

Banner theme honors the Clearwater work-live-play-stay scene.

St. Pete ups prize to $50K for mural to entwine art, history

The call to artists states that "the art must respect the event(s) that caused the still vacant space where the mural once hung while honoring and celebrating the advances in civil rights and inclusivity in the city today.''